witwall

noun — 2 senses

witwall

noun

Etymology Akin to German Wittewal, Wiedewall. Compare wittol.

1

UK, Archaic, Dialectal Any oriole, especially the golden oriole.

2

UK, Dialectal, Obsolete The great spotted woodpecker.

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